BANFF TYRE SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC255402 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-05
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-02-04
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    MILNE, Lynsey Alison appointed
    director
  4. 2024-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2023-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2022-09-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-08-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2020-08-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-11-27
    ➕
    MILNE, Alison appointed
    director
  15. 2019-11-27
    ➖
    MILNE, Stewart Dennison resigned
    director
  16. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-09-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2003-09-29
    ➕
    MILNE, Alison appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-09-29
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-09-29
    ➕
    MILNE, Stewart Dennison appointed
    director
  23. 2003-09-29
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2003-09-05
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    Company incorporated
    As BANFF TYRE SERVICES LIMITED
  25. 2003-09-05
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2003-09-05
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

26/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MILNE, Lynsey Alison (same surname) appointed 2025-02-04. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Alison Milne
Individual · British · DOB 03/1948 · age 78
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Stewart Dennison Milneceased 27/11/2019· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-09-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

5 Whitefriars Crescent
Perth
PH2 0PA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

MILNE, Alison→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILNE, Alison→
director · ~78y · appointed 2019-11-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILNE, Lynsey Alison→
director · ~46y · appointed 2025-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-09-05 · resigned 2003-09-29
Resigned
MILNE, Stewart Dennison→
director · ~81y · appointed 2003-09-29 · resigned 2019-11-27
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-09-05 · resigned 2003-09-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-27